June 20/12 10:50 am - Elite Road Nationals - Final Start Lists

Registration closed last night and the start lists for this weekend's Elite races are now final.

Most of the top riders will be present.

In the Thursday Time Trials, Svein Tuft, the defending Champ will be hard to beat, though I am sure many are willing. but capable?

The Women's ITT will most likely go to Clara Hughes, but never say never.....! The most notable name missing from the women's roster is Tara Whitten. All spring there has been speculation that she would concentrate on the track, and now it appears that will be the case.

The women's road race will be on Friday, the defending champion is Véronique Fortin and this course seems most suited to her. That being said there are any number of riders who could challenge her. Last year's silver medalist Densie Ramsden could be looking for revenge. While the 2011 bronze medal winner Erinne Willock is missing after having her first child, the job could fall to: Lex Albrech, Julie Beveridge, Joanie Caron, Clara Hughes, Karol-Ann Canuel, Joelle Numainville, Rhae Shaw, Annie Ewart or Jasmin Glaesser.. just to name a few.

In the men's Road race on Saturday, Svein Tuft is the defending champion, but there are any number of riders willing and capable of knocking him off the top of the podium: Michael Barry, Christian Meier, Dominique Rollin, David Veilleux and any one of Steve Bauer's Spidertech powered by C10 squad, to name just a FEW of many capable of such a feat.